NYC construction worker dies after falling 3 stories

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a construction worker is dead after falling three stories off scaffolding on a New York City building.

Police say the 58-year-old man was on a platform in Brooklyn around noon Sunday when he fell, suffering severe head trauma. The Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2sEKn7j ) he was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say identification of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.